6 CFR § 139.40 - Gambling.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t6/s139.40"
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title: "6 CFR § 139.40 - Gambling."
title_number: 6
title_name: "Domestic Security"
section_number: "139.40"
section_name: "Gambling."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY"
part_number: "139"
part_name: "CONDUCT ON FEDERAL PROPERTY"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "6 U.S.C. 203(3) and 232(a); 40 U.S.C. 586(c) and 1315."
regulatory_source: "90 FR 24218, June 9, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
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# 139.40 Gambling.

(a) *General rule.* Any person on Federal property is prohibited from—

(1) Participating in games for money or other personal property;

(2) Operating gambling devices;

(3) Conducting a lottery or pool; or

(4) Selling or purchasing gambling tickets.

(b) *Exceptions.* This section is not intended to prohibit:

(1) Vending or exchange of chances by licensed blind operators of vending facilities for any lottery set forth in a State law and authorized by section 2(a)(5) of the Randolph-Sheppard Act (20 U.S.C. 107 *et seq.*); and

(2) Prize drawings for personal property at otherwise permitted functions on Federal property, provided that the game or drawing does not constitute gambling per se.